The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced the recall of the following products. Consumers should stop using recalled products unless otherwise instructed. Consumers can submit reports of harm to CPSC’s new searchable online product safety database at www.SaferProducts.gov. A searchable food and medical product recall database is available at http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/default.htm.
Units: About 615,195 sets (about 7.48 million candles)
Importer: Pacific Trade International Inc. of Rockville, Md.
Hazard: The tea light candles have a clear plastic cup that can melt or ignite, posing a fire and burn hazard.
Description: Candles were sold under brand names Chesapeake Bay Candle and Modern Light in sets or with tea light containers and do not have lettering imprinted on the bottom of the cup. Recalled are: Chesapeake Bay Candle 36-piece plastic tea light set (754870634000, 754870687846); Modern Light Halloween votive holder with tea light, various scents (754870668128, 754870668135, 754870668142); Chesapeake Bay Candle Home Scents 12-count tea light candles, various scents (754870479250, 754870479328, 754870479397, 754870479441, 754870479496, 754870479540, 754870479649, 754870481147, 754870490583, 754870528262, 754870528347, 754870528361, 754870657689, 754870657726, 754870657764, 754870606458, 754870684333, 754870703386, 754870703423, 754870606359, 754870633416, 754870659072, 754870659119, 754870659157, 754870684296); Chesapeake Bay Candle Sweet Delights 12-count tea light candles, various scents (754870658693, 754870658709); Chesapeake Bay Candle Sentiments 12-count tea light candles, various scents (754870658334, 754870658341); Chesapeake Bay Candle Boo Flicker (754870700026); and Modern Light Four-piece Treetop Tealights, various scents (754870686580).
Sold at: Fred Meyer, Home Goods, Marshalls, Super Value, Target, TJ Maxx and Wegmans between July 2009 and February 2011 for $1 to $12.
Remedy: Return to the store where purchased for a merchandise credit.
Contact: Call 800-331-8339 or visit www.chesapeakebaycandle.com.
